Life

I sit here and reflect on the life of my Grandfather. He was an awesome man. I am very grateful to have been able to call him grandpa. He went to be with the Lord today Dec 15, 2010 at 2:47 pm. I had the honor of being by his side with some of my family when he took his last breath. Since then I have been thinking of all the memories I have of him. 33 years of them. I remember as a child we went to their house every Friday night for dinner. After dinner all the dishes would be cleaned up but grandma always left grandpas glass of tea on the table. I always would walk thru and drink that tea. I remember grandpa loved to fish. At his house in Fresno he would someone times keep minnows that he would fish with. Now we had a fish tank at home but for some reason the minnows he kept in the metal sink out by the shed were so fascinating to me! Every summer I enjoyed all the vegetables he would grow in his garden. He was such a gentle, loving, kind man. He would do anything for you. I was greatful for the last couple of weeks he had on this earth. I was able to take care of him and give back to him. One of the last days we had of him talking I was feeding him his dinner. I could tell he saw something fly thru the air and asked him about it. He told me he saw angels flying thry the air. Now he had been joking with us for weeks so I asked him if he was joking. He turned to me with a scowl on his face and told me no he was not joking and if I didnt see them then there was something wrong with me! It was such a special time with him. To know that he saw angels. What a site that must have been. I am glad he had that comfort. I will never forget him.

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Sometimes I feel like I'm trying to kill myself with food